tangled tale
Exploring the unsolved 1969 murder of Jane Britton led author Becky Cooper down an investigative path that uncovered any number of unpleasant conclusions.
undercover
Talia Lavin has had her share of creepy online encounters with white supremacists, and she’s disgusted by the internet’s megaphone effect.
OVERWHELMED
Hollywood made her a household name, and now every town in trouble with its water supply calls on her for help. Feeling overwhelmed, she wrote a book.
DIRTY SHEETS
Edward Ball has written about his ancestors who owned slaves. Now he tackles the great-great-grandfather who fought for the South and joined the Klan.
CLASS ACT
The Italian author’s Neapolitan Quartet is beloved around the world (3 million copies sold in the U.S. alone), and the fanbase can’t wait for the new novel landing next month.
CIVIL RIGHTS
The powerful Louisiana segregationist tried to imprison a Black teen without a jury trial for the “crime” of touching a white teen in 1966. The Supreme Court decided otherwise.
PILL MILL
A new book looks at the opioid crisis by telling the story of one tiny town whose tragic fate typifies a national crisis.
NOT AGAIN
In “The Second Chance Club,” Jason Hardy writes about struggling to keep ex-cons from becoming recidivists in New Orleans, and the meager resources available to make that happen.
PREDICTING THE PRESENT
The author who took science fiction into cyberspace says he’s writing as fast as he can to stay ahead of breaking news.
RUSSIA REVEALED
The crime writer talks about his brilliant series of novels that began with “Gorky Park,” which paint a meticulous and ever more complex portrait of Russian life.
